Contact our law firm today to
speak with a lawyer today about your traffic violation. An attorney from our firm will do his best to
help you.

Our law firm has the
necessary experience to assist you with this matter. We will do our absolute best to help you get
the best result possible based on the facts of your case.

Brown v. Commonwealth

Facts:

The Court of Appeals
(Virginia) entered a judgment that affirmed defendant's conviction following a
bench trial for driving under the influence of a narcotic drug in violation of
Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-266. Defendant appealed.

If you are facing a traffic case in Virginia, contact a
SRIS Law Group lawyer for help. You can
reach us at 888-437-7747

Holdings:

The
Virginia Court made the following holding:

The construction of a
statute presents a question of law that a reviewing court reviews de novo
upon appeal. When a court construes a penal statute, the court must not
add to the words of that statute, nor ignore the statute's actual words,
and the court must strictly construe the statute and limit its application
to cases clearly within the scope of that statute. Also, every part of a
statute is presumed to have some effect and no part will be considered
meaningless unless absolutely necessary.

A reviewing court must
assume that the General Assembly chose, with care, the words it used in
enacting the statute, and it is bound by those words when it applies the
statute.